Mass Murderer Charles Manson Gets License To Marry 26-Year-Old Woman

FILE - This April 4, 2012 file photo shows an image provided by the California Department of Corrections of 77-year-old serial killer Charles Manson. Craig Carlisle Hammond has been arrested for allegedly trying to ... FILE - This April 4, 2012 file photo shows an image provided by the California Department of Corrections of 77-year-old serial killer Charles Manson. Craig Carlisle Hammond has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle a cellphone to the cult leader at Corcoran State Prison. (AP Photos/California Department of Corrections, file) MORE LESS
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CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — Mass murderer Charles Manson has gotten a license to marry a 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison.

The marriage license obtained Monday by The Associated Press was issued Nov. 7 for the 80-year-old Manson and Afton Elaine Burton, who left her Midwestern home nine years ago and moved to Corcoran, California — the site of the prison — to be near Manson.

It does not specify a wedding date and indicates the couple has 90 days to get married or they will have to reapply.

Burton gave an interview a year ago to Rolling Stone magazine in which she said she and Manson planned to marry. But Manson said then it was not true.

Burton, who goes by the name “Star,” told the AP that she loves Manson and they will marry next month. She denied reports that he wasn’t interested in marriage.

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  1. And the Christian right believes that would be a perfect marriage, unlike that stuff with gay people.

  2. Avatar for bdtex bdtex says:

    Who would’ve thought he’d live to be 80 years old?

  3. Finally a male-female marriage in line with what NOM and Maggie Gallagher promote.

  4. Be careful when they cut the cake.

  5. An 80-year-old mass murderer and he’s doing better than me. Damn celebrities, it isn’t fair. Of course he’s not allowed to have conjugal visits so I guess we unincarcerated nobodies rather have him there. Heh.

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